TheOddOneOut
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So my yard is large for the suburbs. The six birds have lots of room to free range. The fence is tall enough that my 17-19 week birds can’t fly over it. But there is a shore pine in the corner of the yard, up against the fence, that they have taken interest in climbing. I try do deter them, but I turn my back and half of them are 10 feet up, peering over the shrubs and fence.
Normally, I’d be all for them getting their adventure streak sated and them getting some exercise in. But this tree is right up against the fence, and with what lies on the other side....
Our neighbor, let’s call him Ethan, (protecting privacy) is not very social, and is not a fan of other people or their animals on his property. He has a young either grandkid or son, (I seriously have no idea of his age because I have never met this guy.) He shoos away trick-or-treaters and carolers. This guy does not like being bothered. But, that’s not even it.
He has at least two big dogs, probably three. A Rottweiler, and a (probably) black Lab x Border Collie mix, and (this is maybe a relative’s dog) a pure black Lab. So, basically chicken killing machines. Three of them.
He also has a pool, and a garden. The chickens, if they clear the fence, have no experience with water, other than what’s in their waterer, and me watering the garden. They haven’t even ever had a bath. They would drown, not knowing how to get out or how to stay afloat for a minute.
And he certainly won’t take well to birds in his garden.
I love these birds. I worked for three and a half years to bring them into my life. My parents, since I’m a teen, are expecting me to keep them alive. I want to keep them alive. But how do I do this?
They are incredibly noisy when we don’t let them out in the morning. That isn’t a solution. And my parents, though with some convincing will probably do it, don’t want to chop branches or build a barrier. The birds will climb this tree and go over the fence if we do nothing. This can’t happen either. I know there isn’t much time till these chickens are too fat and lazy to want to, but what can I do to deter them till then?
Please help!
Any suggestions welcome.
Normally, I’d be all for them getting their adventure streak sated and them getting some exercise in. But this tree is right up against the fence, and with what lies on the other side....
Our neighbor, let’s call him Ethan, (protecting privacy) is not very social, and is not a fan of other people or their animals on his property. He has a young either grandkid or son, (I seriously have no idea of his age because I have never met this guy.) He shoos away trick-or-treaters and carolers. This guy does not like being bothered. But, that’s not even it.
He has at least two big dogs, probably three. A Rottweiler, and a (probably) black Lab x Border Collie mix, and (this is maybe a relative’s dog) a pure black Lab. So, basically chicken killing machines. Three of them.
He also has a pool, and a garden. The chickens, if they clear the fence, have no experience with water, other than what’s in their waterer, and me watering the garden. They haven’t even ever had a bath. They would drown, not knowing how to get out or how to stay afloat for a minute.
And he certainly won’t take well to birds in his garden.
I love these birds. I worked for three and a half years to bring them into my life. My parents, since I’m a teen, are expecting me to keep them alive. I want to keep them alive. But how do I do this?
They are incredibly noisy when we don’t let them out in the morning. That isn’t a solution. And my parents, though with some convincing will probably do it, don’t want to chop branches or build a barrier. The birds will climb this tree and go over the fence if we do nothing. This can’t happen either. I know there isn’t much time till these chickens are too fat and lazy to want to, but what can I do to deter them till then?
Please help!
Any suggestions welcome.
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